A pleasant record: KC temperature sets a new low

When the thermometer dropped to 54 degrees at 5 a.m. Tuesday at Kansas City International Airport, the KC area had a new low for July 15, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo.

That beat the old record of 56 degrees set in 1990. And the record low of 57 degrees for July 16 isn’t safe either.

With overnight lows expected to be between 50 and 56 degrees, a new low could be set again Wednesday morning for that date.

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